Walnut Mtn Rd, TN- Northbound mile 402

This post is from April 15, 2015.    The GPS data from today's hike can be found at:

 https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/753336936

In order to give myself some rest today and because of the heavy rain forecast for today I decided to do a short day only a little over 10 miles of slack packing. This was a good move as my feet are not feeling too badly tonight and they were very sore last night.I am back in the town of Roan Mountain comfortably ensconced in a bed and breakfast and resting well. One disadvantage of hiking in the rain was the extremely slippery trail conditions the mud made it very difficult to not fall down. One benefit of these conditions is that the waterfalls were particularly spectacular today:

Here is a shot of how I looked when my shuttle picked me up at the end of the day's hike to bring me back to town:

My boots are wet all the time these days.  Even dry socks get wet right away from the soaked boots that don't dry overnight.